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nightmarish
night·mare N0104100 (nīt′mâr′)n.1. A dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress.2. An event or experience that is intensely distressing.3. A demon or spirit once thought to plague sleeping people.
[Middle English, a female demon that afflicts sleeping people : night, night; see night + mare, goblin (from Old English; see mer- in Indo-European roots).]
night′mar′ish adj.night′mar′ish·ly adv.night′mar′ish·ness n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | nightmarish - extremely alarmingbloodcurdling, hair-raisingalarming - frightening because of an awareness of danger |
nightmarishadjective terrifying, frightening, disturbing, appalling, horrible, horrific, ghastly, hideous, harrowing, frightful She described a nightmarish scene of dead bodies lying in the streets.Translationsnight (nait) noun1. the period from sunset to sunrise. We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; (also adjective) He is doing night work. 夜間 夜2. the time of darkness. In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four. 夜晚 夜晚ˈnightly adjective, adverb every night. a nightly news programme; He goes there nightly. 每晚的，每晚 每夜（的） ˈnight-club noun a club open at night for drinking, dancing, entertainment etc. 夜店 夜总会ˈnightdress, ˈnightgown noun a garment for wearing in bed. 睡衣 睡衣ˈnightfall noun the beginning of night; dusk. 黃昏 黄昏ˈnightmare noun a frightening dream. I had a nightmare about being strangled. 惡夢 恶梦ˈnightmarish adjective 惡夢般的 恶梦似的ˈnight-school noun (a place providing) educational classes held in the evenings for people who are at work during the day. 夜校 夜校ˈnight shift1. (a period of) work during the night. He's on (the) night shift this week. 夜班 夜班2. the people who work during this period. We met the night shift leaving the factory. 夜班員工 夜班工人ˈnight-time noun the time when it is night. Owls are usually seen at night-time. 夜間 夜间ˌnight-ˈwatchman noun a person who looks after a building etc during the night. 夜間守衛 夜间守卫员，值夜班的警卫员
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Synonyms for nightmarishadj terrifyingSynonyms- terrifying
- frightening
- disturbing
- appalling
- horrible
- horrific
- ghastly
- hideous
- harrowing
- frightful
Synonyms for nightmarishadj extremely alarmingSynonyms- bloodcurdling
- hair-raising
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